Tag: Side Dish

One of my goals for my kids this summer is to have them feel comfortable in the kitchen and prepare a meal that the family can enjoy. I wanted to have them cook once every week but that has not been achievable but I’m hopeful they will do it at least once more before they…

For the past four years, we’ve either had our teachers over for dinner or taken them a home-cooked dinner on the last day of school as an appreciation gift. I figure everyone needs to eat and serving and welcoming teachers into our home gives our kids an opportunity to practice hospitality and demonstrate their gratitude…

Summer is quickly coming to an end around our house. The weather is slightly cooler, the anticipation of school is in the air and oh yeah, I’m having a baby this week. Nothing like adding another little one to your brood to make you realize those long leisurely summer days are over!:) It’s a bittersweet…

Summer is my favorite season to entertain. The kids are usually healthy (usually), the weather is warm and you can grill your main entree leaving the hostess to just have to prepare a few sides. We had some friends over last weekend and I needed a gluten-free menu. I wanted a side dish that was…

It’s been a long hiatus since I last blogged about food. To be honest, I haven’t been upright for more than 8 weeks so the thought of cooking and food in general has not been appetizing (very sad for a foodie). My kids have watched more than their half hour allotment of television and the…

Ah, summer. My favorite season. I long for summer all year long and the season is especially glorious where I live. You could spend most of the day outside with warm sunshine, no humidity and a cool breeze. Grilling in the summertime is pretty much a given and it is such an easy way to…

It took me a couple of days to prepare this meal since my 8 week old calls the shots around our house these days but I wanted to be sure to do something special for Fathers Day. I made tequila lime chicken, cilantro lime rice (think Chipotle), black bean and corn salsa with tortilla chips…

I have been getting a lot of yams in my organic box lately and needed to find a creative way to fix them. This is a great variation on mashed sweet potatoes and is delightfully creamy. If you are looking for a unique side dish to accompany your meatloaf and roasts, this is it! Roasted…

Here are the remainder of the recipes we prepared last weekend for our Indian cooking class. The dahl and chicken vindaloo would freeze well for another meal. Spinach DahlRecipe Courtesy of Maya Kaimal 2 cups red split peas 5 cups water one-third 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and partially drained, or 4 cups finely…

Two gals from church have been wanting me to teach them how to prepare an Indian meal. They were relentless in their persistence and yesterday we finally held our class.:) Between the three of us, it took four and half hours to prepare the meal. Indian food is delicious but certainly is time consuming! Here…